Alternative Facts and Alternative Views: Scientists, Managers, and Animal Rights Activists

Perry, Gad; Sarge, Melanie A.; Perry, Dan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-42335-3_13

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“…However, papers, such as Cassini (2023), can be a distraction and might have harmful consequences if taken at face value by policymakers as justification to abandon the management of biological invasions. They are also harmful to a field that is already battling with denialism (e.g., Ricciardi & Ryan, 2018a, 2018b; Richardson & Ricciardi, 2013; Russell & Blackburn, 2017a, 2017b) in a world where alternative views are often accepted as facts, regardless of the level of scientific evidence and knowledge available (Perry et al., 2020). Of course, biological invasions are not the only threat to native biodiversity and ecosystems, and IUCN does not claim that invasions should be prioritized above other drivers of biodiversity loss.…”

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confidence: 99%

Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making

Kumschick,

Bertolino,

Blackburn

et al. 2023

Conservation Biology

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The Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa (EICAT) is an important tool for biological invasion policy and management and has been adopted as an International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) standard to measure the severity of environmental impacts caused by organisms living outside their native ranges. EICAT has already been incorporated into some national and local decision‐making procedures, making it a particularly relevant resource for addressing the impact of non‐native species. Recently, some of the underlying conceptual principles of EICAT, particularly those related to the use of the precautionary approach, have been challenged. Although still relatively new, guidelines for the application and interpretation of EICAT will be periodically revisited by the IUCN community, based on scientific evidence, to improve the process. Some of the criticisms recently raised are based on subjectively selected assumptions that cannot be generalized and may harm global efforts to manage biological invasions. EICAT adopts a precautionary principle by considering a species’ impact history elsewhere because some taxa have traits that can make them inherently more harmful. Furthermore, non‐native species are often important drivers of biodiversity loss even in the presence of other pressures. Ignoring the precautionary principle when tackling the impacts of non‐native species has led to devastating consequences for human well‐being, biodiversity, and ecosystems, as well as poor management outcomes, and thus to significant economic costs. EICAT is a relevant tool because it supports prioritization and management of non‐native species and meeting and monitoring progress toward the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) Target 6.

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Section: Final Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making

Kumschick,

Bertolino,

Blackburn

et al. 2023

Conservation Biology

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“…Even more common than legislation is lethal control, although that option is increasingly opposed by animal rights proponents and others [31,32]. As lethal options become less acceptable in all but the most extreme cases, managers are increasingly forced to develop ways to foster human-wildlife coexistence, emphasizing the need for effective communication with the human population [33]; see Section 4.2 below.…”

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It Is a Wild World in the City: Urban Wildlife Conservation and Communication in the Age of COVID-19

et al. 2022

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Most ecosystems are increasingly being degraded and reduced by human activities at the local and global scales. In contrast, urban environments are expanding as increasing portions of humanity move into cities. Despite the common perception among biologists that urban areas are biological deserts, cities offer habitat for many non-human species, but their ecology and conservation remain poorly studied. In this review, we first provide an update on the current state of knowledge on urban wildlife, then briefly examine the indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban wildlife and add four components not previously included in comprehensive reviews. (1) We show that by reducing human activity, COVID-19 has temporarily enhanced urban habitat quality for some species and diminished it for others. (2) Thoughtful horticulture can contribute to urban wildlife by providing complex habitat structures that benefit biodiversity while enhancing human wellbeing. (3) Recent literature on urban invertebrate biodiversity has grown, though is still focused on pollinators. (4) Finally, employing insights from the discipline of communication can enhance the success of urban biodiversity conservation among both biologists and the public.

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“…This is especially so when there is epistemic uncertainty about the consequences of our interventions on the ecosystem. Managers, on the other hand, express frustration with what they see as the short-sightedness of the welfare perspective [ 80 ]. The ecocentric, holistic perspective runs into objections on the difficulty of speaking on behalf of the good of a whole species or ecosystem, in which seemingly grandiose claims can be made that sanction the killing of individual members [ 81 ].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Instagranimal: Animal Welfare and Animal Ethics Challenges of Animal-Based Tourism

Essen

Lindsjö

Berg

2020

Animals

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By animal-based tourism, a host of activities offering passive viewing or active interaction with wild, semi-wild or captive animals is included. The multibillion dollar industry is on the rise globally today, offering modes of engagement with animals that trade on increasingly embodied close encounters with non-human animals. As new modes of animal-based tourism proliferate, such as sloth selfies, visiting cat cafes, swimming with sharks and agri-tourism petting zoos, animal welfare standards risk deteriorating. In the following paper, we collate concerns over animal welfare into a discussion on the challenges facing animal-based tourism. Our synthesis is the first to consider the full spectrum of such animal-based tourism: across agri-, hunting, zoo and safari tourism, to name a few, and crossing consumptive and non-consumptive boundaries. A literature review is first provided. Findings are then presented thematically following workshops at an international interdisciplinary symposium of leading tourism, animal welfare, ethics and leisure sciences scholars together with practitioners of the industry. It discusses macrolevel drivers to animal-based tourism as an industry, the problem of cultural relativism and the role of technology in enhancing or promoting the experience. We indicate ways forward toward implementing a compassionate animal-based tourism.

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Alternative Facts and Alternative Views: Scientists, Managers, and Animal Rights Activists

Cited by 6 publications

References 111 publications

Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making

Using the IUCN Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa to inform decision‐making

It Is a Wild World in the City: Urban Wildlife Conservation and Communication in the Age of COVID-19

Instagranimal: Animal Welfare and Animal Ethics Challenges of Animal-Based Tourism

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